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Carlos Martinez allowed five runs and 10 hits in five innings Thursday against the Rockies.

A surprising off day for Martinez, particularly given that this one was at home in St. Louis. It's the first time since way back on May 9 that he's allowed more than three runs and the first time in 27 career starts that he's allowed 10 hits. Hopefully it was just a blip. Jul 31 - 12:26 AM

Martinez allowed some leadoff hits, but four doubleplay groundballs helped him avoid any major threats. He probably could have gone for the shutout, but Cardinals manager Mike Matheny lifted him in the bottom of the eighth inning for pinch-hitter Stephen Piscotty, who drove in the game's only run. Martinez, 23, has a brilliant 2.34 ERA with 121 strikeouts in 119 1/3 innings this season. He'll get the Rockies at home next. Jul 25 - 9:36 PM

Carlos Martinez threw four innings of relief Sunday in the Cardinals' series finale against the Mets.

Martinez wound up taking the loss when he allowed two runs on a Ruben Tejada sacrifice fly and an Eric Campbell squeeze in the bottom of the 18th. The young right-hander was supposed to start Tuesday night against the White Sox. He'll now probably be pushed to the weekend. Jul 19 - 8:15 PM

Carlos Martinez shut out the Pirates for 7 1/3 innings Thursday to move to 10-3 this season.

Martinez allowed four hits, walked two and struck out eight in his latest gem. He hasn't allowed more than three runs in a start since giving up seven in back-to-back outings against the Cubs and Pirates on May 4 and 9. In fact, he's allowed a total of nine earned runs in 10 starts since that hiccup. Jul 9 - 10:44 PM

Depth Charts

Matt Adams (quad) said he plans to begin light swinging within the next two weeks.

Adams underwent surgery in late May for a severe quad strain and the initial expectation was that he would miss the remainder of the 2015 season, but it now sounds possible that he could serve as a bench bat in late September and into October. "Seems like he’s getting a little bit more flexibility in what he is allowed to do, and that’s always a real positive for us to see," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said Wednesday.

Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak announced Thursday that Matt Holliday has a Grade 2 strain of his right quadriceps.

It's a recurrence of the very same injury Holliday suffered back in June. While he's looking at another extended absence, Mozeliak is "optimistic" that he'll play again before the end of the regular season. Stephen Piscotty will likely take over as the primary left fielder during his absence, though the Cardinals have options after Thursday's acquisition of Brandon Moss.

Jay has been meeting with hand and wrist specialists to try and get a better handle on his ailing left wrist. He apparently got some good news, as this is the first time this month that he's swung a bat. There remains no timetable for his return, though.

Adam Wainwright (Achilles) is no longer wearing a walking boot on his left foot.

It's not clear what the next step is for the right-hander. Wainwright is holding out hope that he could be available late this season after having Achilles surgery in April, but the Cardinals will almost surely hold him out until spring training.

Jordan Walden (biceps) will not come off the disabled list early next week as hoped.

Walden hasn't had a setback, but rather the Cardinals think he just needs to build up more arm strength. Their acquisition of Jonathan Broxton on Friday no doubt was related to Walden's stalled return.

The move clears a spot on the 40-man roster for Steve Cishek. Belisle had a setback with his elbow injury earlier this month and remains shut down. He now won't be eligible to return until late August.